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Wizz Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Amsterdam After Smoke in Cockpit
AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, NETHERLANDS, JUL 20 – More than 200 passengers were safely evacuated after smoke was detected in the cockpit, prompting a major emergency response at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, officials said.
- Sunday’s distress call came when smoke filled the cockpit, forcing a Wizz Air flight from Poznań to divert to Schiphol Airport.
- According to the regional safety authority, the crew issued a mayday call shortly before 11 a.m. after detecting cockpit smoke, marking the second such landing at Schiphol this weekend.
- A fleet of ambulances, fire trucks and a medical helicopter descended onto the runway as airport staff investigated the smoke, with more than 200 passengers evacuated from the Airbus A321.
- No injuries were reported, and paramedics examined the pilots upon arrival, confirming they were unharmed.
- A Wizz Air spokesman said the airline immediately sent an aircraft from London Luton Airport to bring the affected passengers to London Luton, and all were rebooked onto other flights to London departing from Schiphol.
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Wizz Air flight makes emergency landing in Amsterdam after smoke in cockpit
A Wizz Air flight heading to London was forced to make an emergency landing in the Netherlands due to smoke in the cockpit, according to local officials. The plane landed safely and there were no reports of injuries. Wizz Air Flight 5390, an Airbus A321 with more than 200 people on board, declared an emergency at around 12:30 p.m. CET on Sunday while flying from Poznan, Poland to London’s Luton Airport. Emergency services at Amsterdam Schiphol A…
A Wizz Air plane made an emergency landing at Schiphol Airport today. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, was en route from Poznan to London when, according to the safety region, smoke was temporarily visible in the cockpit. The pilots issued a mayday alert, after which the plane landed safely at Schiphol Airport around 11:00 AM. The fire department and ambulance personnel were on hand. The pilots were examined by ambulance personnel but were found to…
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rd.nlA plane en route from Poznan, Poland, to London landed at Schiphol Airport because "a small amount of smoke" had appeared in the cockpit. This was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Kennemerland safety region, who also knows that passengers were not affected by the smoke. The pilots were examined and appear to have suffered no health effects.
Due to smoke in the cockpit, the pilots of an A321neo from Wizz Air decided to land in Amsterdam. No one was injured.
A Wizz Air plane en route from Poland to London had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam on Sunday after smoke was detected in the cockpit, the British evening newspaper The Standard reported on Sunday.
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